Key Quotes for 2004

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In an interveiw with Mel Gibson, he has been quoted as saying the following- Theres a friend of mine. She's an evangelical pastor. She just said to me, How many screens do you want? And I won't tell you how many but I gave her a number and she said, Okay. And she just went for it. So it will be interesting to see if we hit the mark. We'll know if she gets heard anyway. It's pushing this week to 3,500. For years, my best friends were actually evangelicals, many in the business and many in professional ways. I love them. I think they really know the book. The Scriptures are the Scriptures - I mean they're unchangeable, although many people try to change them. And I think that my first duty is to be as faithful as possible in telling the story so that it doesn't contradict the Scriptures. Now so long as the film didn't do that, I felt that I had a pretty wide berth for artistic interpretation, and to fill in some of the spaces with logic, with imagination, with various other readings.
What famous people say	Direction - May 2004



Well-known singer and actor Pat Boone has been quoted as saying- We went to Sunday morning service, Sunday night and Wednesday night. Plus we had Bible reading and prayer and devotionals at home. Even though it got tiring at times, we realised that church was as important to our parents as eating, sleeping or anything else. When I was 13, I confessed Jesus Christ as my Saviour and was baptised in water. I remember many, many times on my knees, looking out of the window of that attic into the side yard and up the street and asking the Lord to use my life, to use me. I needed to invite the Lord to fill me and inhabit me, and to give me the power, not only to do his will, but to want to do it. When my wife, Shirley, and I were both in our mid-30's we received the baptism of the Holy Spirit. It changed our lives, even though it cost us continued fellowship with the church I had been raised in. Once I had been filled with the Spirit, I discovered I don't have to be one person when I'm with showbiz people, somebody else at church, somebody else in the business world and so on. I can be the same person all the time. And I am not going to be ashamed of the Gospel. I want to be like Jesus, who is willing to seek out people and take time with them, while never losing sight of who he is. He was never embarrassed about associating with them because he came to save them. We think we're so pure, like the Pharisees, and don't want to have anything to do with the publican and the sinner. Yet Jesus would go right into their homes and sit down and say, Whats for dinner.
What famous people say	Direction - May 2004



Four out of 10 British people think that local churches should receive funding from the state through central taxation, according to a recent survey by the Opinion Research Bureau (ORB). One in six (16 per cent) also believe that local taxes ought to contribute to the Church's costs, meaning that over half believe that taxation of some kind ought to bear some of the Church's costs. Young adults as well as older ones, Christians, those of other faiths and no faith all feel similarly. The survey of 1,004 adults also showed that nine out of ten people had been into a church or place of worship in the last year. It was carried out for the Church of England, but was about the use of churches across all denominations.
Church	The Baptist Times - 29th April 2004



The Force is definitely out there - and it's a lot larger than most earthlings believed. According to figures just released from the 2001 Census, Jedi is now Scotland's fourth largest religion. In fact, there are more followers of the faith made famous in the Star Wars movies than Sikhs and Jews combined.
Religion/Spirituality	The Baptist Times - 29th April 2004



Sir Cliff Richard said. The Bible says there is no point in saying to people to be warm, you have to give them your jacket. You should give either 10 per cent of your time or your finances. It's in the Bible.
What famous people say	The Baptist Times - 29th April 2004



Islam and Hinduism are growing faster, but currently, just over 21 per cent of the world's population is Muslim, and 13.52 per cent are Hindu. While 60 per cent of the world's population has yet to have a copy of the Bible in its own language.
Religion/Spirituality	The Baptist Times - 29th April 2004



The Ultimate Pop Star, aired in January, found that Sir Cliff's sales of 20,969,006 singles was the highest of any artist, followed by the Beatles at 20,799,632 sales. Cliff has had 125 hit singles in the UK, his most recent being Santa's List, which peaked at Number Five last Decemeber.
Entertainment	The Baptist Times - 29th April 2004



More than 250,000 cities, towns and villages in Europe have no Christian church. There are 450 million people in the expanded EU - and more than 700 million on the European mainland. Up to 7,000 people leave Europe's established churches each week. In 1999, the French government passed an anti-cult law officially labelling evangelical groups as cults and sects. Countries like Germany and Switzerland are following their lead, In the UK 87,000 people leave the Anglican Church each year. Out of 37,000 churches in England, 32,000 have 100 or fewer members and 54 per cent have no teenagers. In Germany, the number of Protestants has shrunk from 47 million to 23 million in the last 50 years. Of those, only 3 per cent attend Sunday services regularly. In Spain's population of 30 million people, only 0.01 per cent are born again Christians. In Portugal, 52 counties, representing 10 per cent of the population, have no evangelical church. Over the past 20 years, church membership amoung youth has dropped in seven out of the 12 countries in the EU prior to enlargement (May 2004). Young Christians in Western Europe believe more in God, in spirituality and in life after death than they did 20 years ago but fewer are turning to the church and to religious establishments for answers. There are one million Muslims in Britain, and 1,000 mosques with plans to add another 200 in coming years. France has two million Muslims, and Germany 2.5 million.
Church	Next Wave International - May 2004



Colombia is not safe. Rival factions fight for control of land, drugs and people, murder is a fabric of daily life: the death toll reaches a colossal 28,000 every year. Yet even by Colombia's standards the city of Medellin is particularly dangerous, so much so that local residents dub it the city of eternal gunfire.
Crime	The Walk - June 2004



Colombia - The Facts Ten families every hour are forced to flee their homes. More than 2 million people have left their original communities during the 40-year civil war. More than 17,000 people have been kidnapped over the last five years.
Social Issues	The Walk - June 2004



With the growth in popularity of farmers markets and organic produce, it's boom time. By April 2003, 3,991 British farms had become organic, a 16.5 per cent rise on the previous year. The farm gate value of UK produced organic food has also risen by 21.3 per cent from £149.5 million to £180.85 million. Ten years ago organic food was a niche market, with sales of £105 million. Last year, sales of organic food and drink topped £1.015 billion. Organic fruit and vegetable box deliveries have also grown in popularity.
Shopping	Baptist Times - 22nd April 2004



The latest statistics on religion in England and Wales, published this week by the Home Office, show that four out of five people have some religious affiliation. The figures based on the 2001 Citizenship Survey indicated that the largest number (74 per cent) describe themselves as Christians, while Muslims (two per cent) and Hindus (one per cent) were the largest of the remaining faith communities. The survey also showed that for minority ethnic groups, religion is an important part of their identity. Most respondents believed that the Government and employers were doing enough with regard to protecting religious rights and respecting religious customs. From the survey, 70 per cent of Hindu respondents, 62 per cent of Sikhs, 62 per cent of Muslims, but only 53 per cent of Christians thought that the Government was doing enough to protect the rights of minority groups.
Religion/Spirituality	The Baptist Times - 20th May 2004



Currently only five per cent of 10-14 year olds in England attend church on a Sunday, and the Church is losing 1,000 so called tweenagers per week.
Church	The Baptist Times - 20th May 2004



The things famous people have said - Stacie Orrico has been quoted in saying the following- I want to be an artist who stands up for what I believe. So why shouldn't I say, I'm a Christian and I'm crazy about my God and I'm not changing that. I don't want to only sing to Christians. I want to reach outside of that. I'm passionate about reaching people. I couldn't care less about the money, I just want to reach people my age with truth - with something they can understand and in a way they can understand and in a form that is interesting to them. Jesus didn't just hang out in churches all day. He went out to the drunk men and the prostitutes and the liars and the robbers. Those were the people He spent his time with and I feel like God's given me the heart for that.
What famous people say	The Baptist Times - 20th May 2004



All of Liberia's 3.1 million inhabitants have been affected by war. One million people live in Monrovia with no water or electricity. Two-thirds of the country are still under rebel or militia control.
Disasters/War	Tear Times - Summer 2004

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